Three men have been booked into the Morehouse Parish Jail on charges related to the shooting of a dog in a Snapchat video that later went viral on Facebook.

Niger Madison, age 20; Alontae Alford, age 21; and Tobias Conway, age 28, are being held in the Morehouse Parish Jail following a grand jury indictment.

Madison and Alford are accused of aggravated cruelty to an animal, and Conway is facing one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

On July 9, a video was released by a local animal rights activist showing a person shoot a dog on Handy Hill Road near Mer Rouge. The video was obtained from a Snapchat account.

In the footage, multiple men are visible and heard speaking at different times. One shoots a handgun and hits the dog. The viewer then hears comments about the gun's reach and the dog surviving the initial shot before dying.

Lisa Guess, an animal rights activist, learned about the video from a friend. She later notified authorities in Morehouse about it after searching on social media led her to believe the video was filmed there.

An investigation into the incident by the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office started immediately.

The dog killed in the video has been given the name "Grace" by supporters.